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fro-yo etiquette question

I was in a pay-by-the-ounce frozen yogurt place near my office yesterday and was amazed by the selection of toppings, several of which were things that I would buy to munch on on their own. At 45 cents per ounce they were cheaper than if I bought them at the candy store. So my question is: is it okay to buy just a cup with some chocolate covered sunflower seeds (for example) and no yogurt?

Orlando, FL is full of frozen yogurt shops that charge around 45 cents an ounce, with unlimited toppings: Menchie's, Mochi, Yogurtopia, Tutti-Frutti. We just got our first Pinkberry as well, although that one has set sizes that the attendants serve you.

There's a chain of self-serve fro-yo places here on the Central Cali Coast as well, called Yogurt Creations. Five stores between Paso Robles and Santa Maria, all featuring eight yogurt flavors a day, plus more topping choices than you can shake a spoon at. I think they charge $.38 an ounce.

We have a ton of these kind of places in Bham, and the last time I went to YogurtLab they had the chocolate candy coated sunflower seeds and I wondered the same thing! For days I kept thinking I should go back and just buy a cup of those seeds...